Washington, Sept. 28 -- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following press release:
LONG BRANCH, NJ - Following heavy rain and coastal flooding caused by a powerful nor'easter that impacted areas across New Jersey, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today called on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM), as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to conduct a prompt survey to assess the damage to the state in anticipation of the necessity for a federal disaster declaration.
"In some parts of my district 6 to 7 feet of tidal flooding inundated businesses and homes, municipal infrastructure such as pier...